Google, which owns YouTube, will charge as little as $1.99 per month (£1.28) for each channel on the new premium selection, the Financial Times reports.

But the BBC and Channel 4, two YouTube media partners previously rumoured to be channels introducing subscription charges, today denied their channels would introduce fees.

Speaking to The Daily Telegraph, a BBC spokeswoman said: "I can confirm that we will not be part of the “premium” specialist channels group that will be charging subscription fees for content.

"We’re currently focused on broadening our audience for advertising-supported shortform and longform across our network of YouTube channels, as well as further developing our original content channels."

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